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NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) — Many of the hottest U.S. jobs in 2004 will be heavily focused on in-person services, according to a job forecast by Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.
The international outplacement firm projected that the hot jobs in 2004 will not be affected by what is becoming rampant offshore outsourcing.
“The aging population, […]
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- elKore: The problem is - most companies underestimate the cost of outsourced IT development, thinking that $...
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2003, Permalink
Sunday, November 16th, 2003, Permalink
Going offshore is no longer an opportunity open only to the corporate titans of UK plc. Just ask Robert Coleman.
The London-based entrepreneur hired half a dozen clerical staff in India to archive and search a curriculum vitae database for Robert Coleman Associates, his recruitment agency, liberating him to focus on client relationships at home.
Productivity is […]
Saturday, November 15th, 2003, Permalink
STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 12, 2003–An average of 41% of new development activity is now outsourced, according to META Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: METG). Last year, the average percentage of new development from outsourcing providers and external contractors was 35.9% worldwide. Despite political instabilities in India and other parts of the world, more and more companies realize […]
Saturday, November 15th, 2003, Permalink
A Scottish financial institution is to launch a pilot scheme next year for outsourcing work to India, it was confirmed today.
Scottish Widows said the pilot scheme would involve the equivalent of 30 to 50 jobs, and insisted there would be no job losses.
But a union voiced alarm at the move and warned that moving jobs […]
Saturday, November 15th, 2003, Permalink
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) — “Is high-tech offshore outsourcing a threat to innovation and economic prosperity?” asked a New America Foundation forum on Thursday. Rather the question should have been: Given outsourcing, the relative cost structures, and its current modus operandi, is the U.S. tech sector headed for long term decay?
Make no mistake about it, […]
Saturday, November 15th, 2003, Permalink
When negotiations ended in July to keep Convergys anchored downtown for the next 30 years, the Cincinnati-based company had won $196 million worth of incentives in return for its pledge to add at least 225 jobs over the next three years.
Company executives also said they would seek to double their downtown workforce to 2,900 […]
Monday, November 10th, 2003, Permalink
Ask today’s bond market why it is so dismissive of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s deflation concerns and you will hear that as long as the economy is two-thirds services, there is little risk of the price level ever falling. So far the market has been right.
Goods inflation in the U.S. economy, as measured by […]